Ε εei (εἷ), epsilon (ἒψιλόν) essencepronounce:
short “e”The letter E means essence, the quintessence. Webster’s
defines essence as “the basic, real,
and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature.”Webster’s
defines quintessence as “the pure and
concentrated essence of a substance.”Psilos (ψῑλός)
means bare, stripped of hair or feathers, smooth, stripped of appendages,
naked, unaccompanied (by music), simple, so that epsilon (ἒψιλόν) means
“essence simply,” literally “essence incorporeal divine-power.” The branching shape of Ε resembles many shapes
in nature, such as rainbow-bands, roots, wood-grain, tree-branches, leaf-veins,
pine-needles, flower petal-veins, feather-barbs, some fruit interiors, and the interior
branches of the lungs.Rainbow. http://lisathatcher.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/rainbow.jpg Plant roots. http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/06/shutterstock-plant-roots.jpg Wood-grain. http://cdnm.tutorialchip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Wood-Grain-Texture-1-520x390.jpg Branches. http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/10000/nahled/1112-1239123769E0Jr.jpg Leaf veins. http://www.greenlaunches.com/alternative-energy/artificial-leaves-created-to-pump-water-for-power-generation.phpPine-needles. http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/kitchen/2012-12-5-PineNeedles.jpg Flower-petal veins. http://www.worldofstock.com/stock_photos/NPF3039.phpFeather. http://photo-dict.faqs.org/phrase/81/feather.htmlOrange-slice. http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1167187Lungs. http://www.elistmania.com/juice/10_first_transplants/THE LETTER E AT DELPHIAt Delphi, a large letter E was dedicated to the
immortal God Apollo. Plutarch wrote a treatise on this monument, Moralia, in which he gives various explanations for the E.In Moralia,
Plutarch asserts that E represents the soul, the animating force, “the movement or disposition which sets soul
therein . . .” He concludes that E is a symbol for “being
throughout all eternity:”“XVIII. 'For we
have, really, no part in real being; all mortal nature is in a middle state
between becoming and perishing, and presents but an appearance, a faint
unstable image, of itself . . . ‘It is impossible to go into the same river
twice,’ said Heraclitus;no more can you
grasp mortal being twice, so as to hold it. So sharp and so swift its change .
. .“XIX. 'What then
really is? That which is eternal, was never brought into being, is never
destroyed, to which no time ever brings change . . . (the letter E
represents) being throughout
all eternity . . .”(Plutarch. Morals V.27.
“Concerning the Letter E at Delphi (περι ΕΙ τοῦ έν Δελφοῖς)”, Translated by A.O. Prickard (Oxford: The
Clarendon Press, 1918) with a few minor changes and some additional notes taken
from the translation of C.W. King (London: George Bell and Sons, 1889).http://penelope.uchicago.edu/misctracts/plutarchE.html#392dThe Orphic Hymn 33,
To Apollo (33-42), describes Apollo as the immortal God who confers the variety
of forms found in nature:“. . . All Nature’s
tribes to thee their diff’rence owe,And changing
seasons from thy music flow . . .“Since to thy care,
the figur’d seal’s consigned,Which stamps the
world with forms of every kind . . .”(Orpheus. The Hymns of Orpheus
(circa 200 BCE), translated by Thomas Taylor, introductory preface by Manly P.
Hall (London: Printed for the Author, 1792. Reprinted Los Angeles, CA: The
Philosophical Research Society, 1981) 164.)EXISTEa (ἕᾱ) means existing, being.Eimi (είμί)
means exist, to be; in reality,
in fact; is and always been; essence; the essential nature of a thing.(Other conjugations
of eimi (είμί) include easi (ἕᾶσι), eassa (ἕασσα), eeen (ἕην), eeesi (ἕησι), eiato (είατο), ein (εἷν), eistha (εἷσθα), eisi (είσί), eite (εἷτε), emen (ἕμεν), emmi (ἕμμι), eneimi (ἕνειμι), enti (έντί), eoi (ἕοι), eon (ἕον), eousa (έοῦσα), esthi (ἕσθι), essa (ἕσσα), eusa (εῧσα), eo (ἕω) in addition to several words beginning with
the letter Η.)Esto (έστώ)
means substance, the opposite of morphee (μορφή)=form/shape/appearance.Estor (ἕστωρ)
means founder.Eri- (έρῐ-) is a prefix used to strengthen
the sense of a word, meaning with a great
deal of, completely.Erichthonios (Έριχθόνιος “Very (έρῐ)
Earthly (χθόνιος),” “Arising from Earth”) is the founding king of Athens, so
named because he did not come from another place. Below, Gaia is shown
presenting Erichthonios as an infant to Athena.

The Birth of
Erichthonios. Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA Catalogue
No.: Richmond 81.70 Beazley Archive No.: 10158 Ware: Attic Red
Figure Krater, calyx, Attributed to the Manner of Kadmos Painter.Gaia (the earth)
hands her newborn son Erichthonios over to Athena, who will foster this
founding king of Athens. Gaia is shown only partially risen from the earth,
inseperable from her native element. Winged Hermes acts as witness. Beside
Athena flies a sacred owl bearing an olive wreath and Nike (Victory). Aphrodite
is seated. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T1.7.htmlTRUTHEteos (έτεός) means
true, genuine. Eteetumia (έτητῠμία) means truth. Eteetumos (έτητῠμος) means truthful, genuine, real. Etum- (ετῠμ-) is a prefix meaning truth, as in etumologia
(έτῠμολογία). Etymology is defined by Webster’s as “studying the true meanings
and values of words.”Etumos (ἕτῠμος) means true, according to its origin.IDEA, ICONEidos (εἷδος)
means idea, that which is seen, form, shape. The Platonic concept of idea,
according to Webster’s, is “an
archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are
imperfect copies and from which they derive their being.” Idea is the basis for the word ideal.Eid- (εϊδ-) is a prefix meaning form, knowledge.
Webster’s defines knowledge as “acquaintance with facts,
truths or principles.” Know is
defined as “to perceive or understand as fact or truth.”Eido (εϊδω) means know; see, perceive;
experience; see with the mind’s eye.Eidol (είδωλ) means idol; symbol, image, likeness, model; to depict in words; form
mental images. Eikon (εικών) means image, icon, representation. Eik- (είκ-) is a prefix meaning image, icon, as in eikonographos
(είκονογράφος): portrait (είκονο) painter (γράφος), and eikonomorphos
(είκονομορφος): portrait (είκονο)-sculptor (μορφος).Several Greek
pronouns begin with the letter Ε. Pronouns are the “idea” of a person without naming names.Ego (έγώ) means I, we, the basis for the word ego.Ee (ἒε)
means him. Eee (έή) means her own. Ethen (ἒθεν)
means his, her, of him, of her. Eos (έός) means his own, her own, their. Ε DENOTES TRANSITIONThe combination of the letter Ε (essence) with
the letter Ι (divine-power) conveys the notion of conditional statements,
movement, and status quo.Ei (εἷ), the name of the letter Ε,
means if. Eita (εἷτα)
means then.Eia (εἷα)
means on! up! away! come then! Eimi (εἷμι) means shall go, shall come, come, go.Eina- (είνᾰ-)
is a prefix meaning nine. The number
nine, eina (εινα), represents the point at which a holding pattern is broken,
such as a pregnancy, siege, or voyage, with a change in circumstance occurring
on the tenth (day/month/year): when the child is born, the siege is broken, the
voyagers arrive.

ESTIA: THE HEARTH
FIREFire is obviously transitional, transforming the
fuel (wood, coal, etc.) into light, heat, and ashes. While fire can be
destructive when it rages out of control, the hearth fire is a welcome and
friendly presence. The word for hearth fire begins with a combination of the
letter Ε (essence), the letter Σ (synchronized), and the letter Τ
(stretch/extend).Estia (Έστία, Έστίη, Ίστίη), commonly referred
to as Hestia, is the immortal Goddess of the hearth fire. Estia (Έστία, Έστίη,
Ίστίη) also means the beginning.
Estia (έστία) also means altar. Esto (έστώ) means substance,
the opposite of morphee (μορφή) =
form/shape/appearance.Orpheus’ Hymn 83.
To Vesta (Estia) (5-6) says of Estia:“In thee, the Gods
[and Goddesses] have fix’d their dwelling place,Strong, stable
basis of the mortal race.”(Orpheus. The Hymns of Orpheus
(circa 200 BCE), translated by Thomas Taylor, introductory preface by Manly P.
Hall (London: Printed for the Author, 1792. Reprinted Los Angeles, CA: The
Philosophical Research Society, 1981) 221.)Estia is the first
and last of the Gods and Goddesses to receive libations and sacrifices at meals
and public occasions. Plato (circa 350 BCE) writes of Socrates discussing
Estia’s name and honored status by explaining that Estia means essence:“‘Socrates: Shall
we, then, begin with Hestia, according to custom? “‘Hermogenes: That
is the proper thing.“‘Socrates: Then
what would you say the man (sic) had in mind who gave Hestia her name? . . .
Take, for instance, that which we call ousia (ούσία) (reality, essence); some people call it essia (έσσία), and still others ôssia (ώσσία). “First, then, in
connection with the second of these forms, it is reasonable that the essence of
things be called Hestia; and moreover, because we ourselves say of that which
partakes of reality ‘it is’ (estin) (ἕστιν), the name Hestia would be correct in this
connection also; for apparently we also called ousia (ούσία)
(reality) essia (έσσία) in ancient times. “And besides, if
you consider it in connection with sacrifices, you would come to the
conclusion that those who established them understood the name in that way; for
those who called the essence of things essia
(έσσία) would naturally
sacrifice to Hestia first of all the [G]ods [and Goddesses].” (Plato
(circa 350 BCE). “Cratylus 401b – 401d,”
Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 12. translated by Harold N. Fowler
(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1921.) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=plat.+crat.+401bHomeric Hymn 29. To Hestia says of Estia:“. . . You have gained an everlasting abode and
highest honor:Glorious is your portion and your right.For without you mortals hold no banquet, --Where one does not duly pour sweet wine,In offering to Hestia both first and last . . .”(Homer. Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica,
translated by H. G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library (Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1914.http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns3.html#29)Pindar (circa 446
BCE), in his Nemean 11, describes
Estia as the “guardian of parliaments.” (Pindar. “Nemean
11,” The Odes and Selected Fragments,
translated by G. S. Conway and Richard Stoneman (London: J.M. Dent Orion
Publishing; Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1997) 269.)Estioucheo (έστιουχέω) means presiding over the house
or the state.Eschara (έσχάρα) means the place for fire in
domestic use, the hearth fire, “Estia’s (Έσ) foundation (χ).”An image of Estia is featured on a 1986 Hellenic
stamp with the words, “Elleenikee Deemokratia (Hellenic Democracy).”image at: www.mlahanas.de/ Greeks/Gods/Estia.html

The stamp image is
derived from an image of Estia on an ancient Greek vase (circa 500 BCE).Estia. Museo
Nazionale Tarquiniese, Tarquinia, Italy Catalogue
Number: Tarquinia RC6848 Beazley
Archive Number: 200502, Attic Red Figure Kylix, Attributed to Oltos, circa 500 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K13.2.htmlCicero describes
the role of Hestia in prayers and sacrifices:". . . the
name Vesta comes from the Greeks, for she is the [G]oddess whom they call
Hestia. Her power extends over altars and hearths, and therefore all prayers
and all sacrifices end with this [G]oddess . . .”(Cicero (circa 50 BCE). De Natura Deorum 2. 27, translated by H.
Rackham, Loeb Classical Library (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press;
London: William Heinemann, 1933.)http://archive.org/stream/denaturadeorumac00ciceuoft/denaturadeorumac00ciceuoft_djvu.txtWITHINEis- (είσ-) is a prefix meaning into, to. Eis
(είς) means into. Eisodos (εἵσοδος)
means entrance (note that οδος means way or road). Eisoptos (εἵσοπτος)
means visible, within sight (οπτος). Eispneo (είσπνέω) means inhale (πνέω),
inspire. Eisreo (είσρέω) means stream (ρέω) into.The combination of the letter Ε (essence) with
the letter Ν (prevailing/victorious) conveys the notion of something within.
En- (έν-) is a prefix meaning in/within:-entheos (ἕνθεος)
means filled with the God or Goddess (θεος); inspired; enthusiastic-enthermos (ἕνθερμος)
means hot (θερμος), with heat-enruthmos (ἕνρυθμος)
means in rhythm (ρυθμος).-Enuo (Ένῦώ) is Enyo, a Goddess of war, fury, the battle-cry;
a companion of the immortal God Arees (Ἅρης, Ἅρευς) and the immortal Goddess Eris (Ἕρις). Enyo spurs soldiers to battle, perhaps
reflecting the sentiment, “All-In (Έν).”(Quintus Smyrnaeus Fall
of Troy 11. 237 ff; Nonnos: Dionysiaca 2. 475 ff.The prefix eg- (ἒγ-),
literally “essence generative,” means in
when paired with words pertaining to generative earth, milk, womb, and written
letters:-eggaios (ἒγγαιος)
means in or of the earth (γαιος)-eggalos (ἒγγᾰλος)
means in milk (γᾰλος) (of a
woman, of an ewe, etc.)-eggameo (έγγᾰμέω)
means marry (γᾰμέω) into a
family-eggastrios (έγγάστριος) means in the womb
(γάστριος)-eggrammatos (έγγράμμᾰτος)
means written; containing letters (γράμμᾰτος).Em- (έμ-) is a prefix meaning having:-embios (ἕμβῐος)
means having/channeling life (βῐος)-empatheia (έμπάθεια) means empathy,
having/channeling feelings (πάθεια)-empsuchia (έμψῡχία)
means having life in one, having a soul/psyche (ψῡχία).The name Empedoklees (Έμπεδοκλῆς) means having/channeling (Έμ-) earth’s (πεδο)
keys (κλῆς).UPONEp- (έπ-) is a prefix meaning on, upon, over, above,
literally “essence unified,” a prefix for many, many Greek words. Epi (έπί) means upon or supported upon a
surface. Epopteia (έποπτεία) is the highest grade of
initiation at the Eleusinian mysteries; attaining to the highest happiness;
also, to study, meditate on. (Note that opteia (οπτεία) means see, so that epopteia (έποπτεία) means
“upon seeing.”)EXITΕ (essence) combined with the letter Ξ
(detached-from) conveys the notion of something coming out of something else. Eks- (έξ-) is a prefix meaning exit, take out from, extract. Eksodos (ἕξοδος)
means going out, way out; οδος means way, road, exodus. Eksiteelos (έξίτηλος) means
going out, exiting. Eiksis (εἷξις)
means giving way, yielding.Eks (ἕξ),
the number six, is counted by going from the fingers of one hand to the other.The letter Ε (essence) combined with the letter
Κ (core) also conveys the notion of something coming out of something else, the
way that the interior of the core of a bulb/seed, naturally comes out and
transitions into a plant, for example.Three tulip bulbs in bloom on a doorstep in Amsterdam.
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-10053166-tulip-bulbs-blooming.phpEk (έκ) means from out of, from, therefrom. Ek-
(έκ-) is a prefix meaning of, from, out of, literally “essence (of) core.”HEKATEEkatee (Έκάτη), Hecate, is the immortal Goddess
of countless blessings. Ekatee is usually depicted holding two torches or a
crossed torch. She is frequently depicted as a companion of Ermees, Hermes, in
their roles as escorts.Ekat- (έκᾰτ-)
is a prefix meaning 100, ekaton (έκᾰτόν).Ekaton (εκατόν), is a number used for hyperbole
and for exaggerative effect, as in the hundred-eyed or hundred-handed or
hundred-armed giants, hundred-headed dragon, the warrior pierced by a hundred
wounds, the pit filled with one hundred snakes, the maiden courted by a hundred
suitors, the plant whose root brings forth a hundred blooms, or the person who
lives to the age of one hundred. “According to the most genuine traditions, Hekate appears to have been
an ancient Thracian divinity, and a Titan, who, from the time of the Titans,
ruled in heaven, on the earth, and in the sea, who bestowed on mortals wealth,
victory, wisdom, good luck to sailors and hunters, and prosperity to youth and
to the flocks of cattle; but all these blessings might at the same time be
withheld by her, if mortals did not deserve them. She was the only one among the
Titans who retained this power under the rule of Zeus, and she was honored by
all the immortal [G]ods [and Goddesses].” (Theoi.com)Hesiod
describes the wide-ranging powers of the immortal Goddess Ekatee:" . . . Whenever
any one of men (sic) on earth offers rich sacrifices and prays for favour
according to custom, (s)he calls upon Hecate. Great honour comes full easily to
him (sic) whose prayers the [G]oddess receives favorably, and she bestows
wealth upon him (sic); for the power surely is with her.“. . . Whom she
will she greatly aids and advances: she sits by worshipful kings in judgement,
and in the assembly whom she will is distinguished among the people. “And when men (sic)
arm themselves for the battle that destroys men (sic), then the [G]oddess is at
hand to give victory and grant glory readily to whom she will. “Good is she also
when men (sic) contend at the games, for there too the [G]oddess is with them
and profits them: and (s)he who by might and strength gets the victory wins the
rich prize easily with joy, and brings glory to his (sic) parents. “And she is good to
stand by horsemen, whom she will: and to those whose business is in the grey
discomfortable sea, and who pray to Hecate and the loud-crashing Earth-Shaker
[Poseidon], easily the glorious [G]oddess gives great catch, and easily she
takes it away as soon as seen, if so she will. “She is good in the
byre with Hermes to increase the stock. The droves of kine and wide herds of
goats and flocks of fleecy sheep, if she will, she increases from a few, or
makes many to be less.“So, then . . . she
is honoured amongst all the deathless [G]ods [and Goddesses]. “And the son of
Cronos (Zeus) made her a nurse of the young who after that day saw with their
eyes the light of all-seeing Dawn. So from the beginning she is a nurse of the
young, and these are her honours." (Hesiod (circa 750 BCE). “The Theogony (410-452),”
Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica,
translated by H. G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library (London: William
Heinemann, 1914.)) http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.htmlEkatee (Hecate) is depicted in art holding torches and guiding the way in
Demeter’s search for her Daughter and in Persephone’s travels through the
netherworld.In the scene, below, Ekatee is
shown holding a pair of torches. Ekatee, from a scene showing the journey of Orpheus to the Underworld.
Antikensammlungen, Munich, Germany Catalogue
Number: Munich 3297, Apulian Red Volute krater, Name vase
Underworld Painter, circa 330 - 310 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T16.2.html Below, Ekatee
holds a crossed Eleusinian torch and leads the way in a procession of Pluto and
Persephone. Ermees accompanies the chariot.Ermes and
Ekate accompany Pluto and Persephone. Ermes carries a herald's wand and Ekatee
a crossed Eleusinian torch. British Museum, London, United Kingdom, Catalogue Number: London F277, Apulian Red
Krater, circa 350 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K14.7.htmlBelow, Ekatee
holds two torches as she leads Persephone from the netherworld to return to
Demeter. Ermees stands beside Persephone.Hermes,
holding a herald's wand and wearing a winged cap, accompanies a crowned
Persephone in her return from the netherworld. Hekate leads the way, carrying a
pair of burning torches. Demeter holds a royal staff.Metropolitan
Museum, New York City, USA Catalogue No.:
New York 28.57.23 Beazley Archive No: 214158,
Attic Red Krater, bell, Attributed to the Persephone Painter. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T16.6.htmlEikosee (είκοσά) means twenty, the total number
of fingers and toes, a number that means “a lot.” In ancient Greek literature,
someone might have twenty daughters, or twenty sons, or twenty tripods, or
travel a distance of twenty furlongs or twenty stades, or have twenty travel
companions, or be accompanied by twenty nymphs, or possess twenty geese or
twenty oxen, or reign for twenty years, or possess a ship with twenty oars.ESSENCE FLOWThe combination of the letter Ε (essence) with
the letter Ρ (outflow) conveys the notion of motion and force/power.Er- (έρ-) is a prefix meaning raise, rouse, bring
up.Era
(ἕρα) means earth, literally “essence outflow
arising.” In Greece, a land of volcanoes, it is quite evident that land mass
forms from within the earth. Also, it is readily apparent that plants and
fresh-water springs emerge from the earth.Ear- (ἒᾰρ-)
is a prefix meaning springtime, literally “essence arising outflow.”Ear (ἒάρ)
means springtime, the basis for the word early.
Ear (ἒᾰρ)
also means blood; juice, the essence of life that flows through animals and
plants.Eiar- (είαρ-) is a prefix meaning youthful,
springtime.Erdo (ἕρδω)
means to do, to offer sacrifice.Erg- (έργ-) is a prefix meaning to work,
literally “essence outflow generative.”Erganee (έργάνη) means worker. Ergo (ἕργω)
means to do work. Webster’s defines work as “exertion or effort directed to
produce or accomplish something.” Hesiod’s Works
and Days (Ἔργα καὶἩμέραι), written circa 700 BCE, is a poem about living life in
harmony with the seasons and with justice.“Hesiod’s
instruction includes high praise of the life of work, especially that of
farming and its ancillary activities (the “works”); remarkably specific
directions for carrying out many of these activities, including the auspicious
times for doing so (the “days”); and, perhaps most prominent of all, repeated
exhortations always to choose justice over injustice.” (Robert C. Bartlett.
“An Introduction to Hesiod’s Works and
Days,” The Review of Politics 68
(Cambridge University Press, Spring, 2006), 177-205. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20452777)EROS AND ERISEmpedoklees
(Έμπεδοκλῆς) in The Poem of Empedocles
and other existing fragments asserts that nothing is created or destroyed,
everything is eternally mixing through two eternal forces: attraction/love/eros
(ἕρως) and repulsion/strife/hate/eris (ἕρις). Eros (ἕρως)
means love, literally “essence outflow-of brings-forth.” Eros (Ἕρως)
is the immortal God of passionate love. Erao (ἕράω) means
love, love warmly, love or desire passionately. Erasis (ἕρᾰσις)
means love. Eris (ἕρις)
means strife, quarrel, contention, literally “essence outflow-of divine-power.”Empedocles quotes Hippolytus
as describing Eros (Love) and Eris (Strife) as eternal:“[Hippolytus
writes] ‘Concerning the point that both of these [love and strife] are immortal
and uncreated and have never received a starting-point for becoming, Empedocles
says other things in roughly this fashion:“[Empedocles] “For
they are, as they were before and will be, nor do I think that endless time
will ever be empty of these two. (20/16).’“[Hippolytus] ‘What
are ‘these’? Strife and love. For they never began to come into being, but they
pre-existed and will always exist . . . “[Hippolytus] For
when the things which come to be by strife’s agency die, love receives them and
draws them towards, puts them with, and assimilates them to the universe, so that
the universe might remain one, always being organized by love in one manner and
form.”“. . . [Inwood]
Later in CTXT-10g Hippolytus returns to this point, calling the roots [earth,
air, fire, and water] mortal [G]ods [and Goddesses] and love and strife
immortal . . .”(Empedocles (circa
450 BCE). The Poem of Empedocles,
translated by Brad Inwood (University of Toronto Press, 2001.) 31-32)Seneca’s description of Eros in Phaedra depicts the unremitting fire of
love.“This winged [G]od
[Eros] rules ruthlessly throughout the earth and inflames Jove [Zeus] himself,
wounded with unquenched fires.” (Seneca (circa 50 CE).
Phaedra, translated by Frank
Justus Miller (London: William Heinemann and New York: G.P. Putnam’s
Sons, 1917) 186ff.) http://www.theoi.com/Text/SenecaPhaedra.html"He [Eros]
kindles the fierce flames of youth and in worn-out age he wakes again the
extinguished fires; [H]e smites maids’ breasts with unknown heat . . .” (Seneca. Phaedra 290 ff).Below, the winged immortal God Eros is depicted perched on the forearm
of the immortal Goddess Aphrodite.Winged Eros perched on the forearm of Aphrodite,
the immortal Goddess of love. The immortal God Zeus is seated. The J. Paul Getty
Museum, Malibu, California, USA Catalogue Number: Malibu 86.AE.680,
Apulian Red Figure Loutrophoros Painter: Attributed to Painter of Louvre
MNB1148, circa 350 - 340 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K10.1.htmlPURVEYORS OF JUSTICE: ERINUS (VENGEANCE) AND
EIRENE (PEACE)ErinusThe Erinus (Έρῑνύς)
are the immortal Goddesses who uphold the natural and moral order, avenging
crimes such as perjury and homicide, as described by Aeschylus, Quintus
Smyrnaeus, and Apollonius Rhodius:"The [G]ods
[and Goddesses] are not blind to men with blood upon their hands. In the end
the black Spirits of Vengeance (Erinus) bring to obscurity that one who has
prospered in unrighteousness and wear down his fortunes by reverse."(Aeschylus (circa
450 BCE). Agamemnon, translated by
Herbert Weir Smyth, Loeb Classical Library Volumes 145 & 146 (Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press, 1926) 461.) http://www.theoi.com/Text/AeschylusAgamemnon.html"[Aias curses
Odysseus:] 'O may his soul suffer all torments that the Avenging Fiends
(Erinus) devise for villains! On all other Greeks may they bring murderous
battle, woeful griefs, and chiefly on Agamemnon, Atreus' son!" (Quintus Smyrnaeus. The Fall of Troy, translated by A.S. Way, Loeb Classical Library
(London: William Heinemann, 1913) 5.470.)http://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html"[Medea
threatens Jason with the curse of the Erinus should he hand her over to the
pursuing Kolkhians:] `May my avenging Furies (Erinus) forthwith drive thee from
thy country, for all that I have suffered through thy cruelty! These curses
will not be allowed to fall unaccomplished to the ground. A mighty oath hast
thou transgressed . . .'" (Apollonius Rhodius.
Argonautica, translated by R. C.
Seaton, Loeb Classical Library (London: William Heinemann, 1912) 4.383.) http://www.theoi.com/Text/ApolloniusRhodius4.htmlEireneEireenee (είρήνη), in contrast, means a time of
peace, peace.Eireenee (Είρήνη), Eirene, the immortal Goddess
of peace, bestows blessings on the just.Hesiod in Works
and Days, describes Eirene as prevailing in a place where Justice is
upheld:“But they who give
straight judgements to strangers and to the men of the land, and go not aside
from what is just, their city flourishes, and the people prosper in it: Peace
(Eirene), the nurse of children, is abroad in their land, and all-seeing Zeus
never decrees cruel war against them.” (Hesiod (circa 750
BCE). Works and Days, translated by
Hugh G. Evelyn-White (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William
Heinemann Ltd., 1914; Reprinted in English by Dodo Press dodopress.co.uk, 2011)
225-237.)Eiree (εϊρη) means rainbow. Eiree (εϊρη) also
means speak; also, a place of assembly.Full featured
double rainbow in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RainbowEiro (εϊρω) means to fasten together in rows; a
connected system; also, say, speak, tell, ask. Eirktee (είρκτή) means
enclosure. Eirksis (εἷρξις) means
fencing in. Eiro- (είρο-) is a prefix meaning wool. Eiros (εἷρος)
means sheep’s coat.Similarly-spelled Eiris (εἷρις)
has several meanings including Iris, the messenger of the immortals among themselves;
a rainbow; any bright-colored circle surrounding another body such as the halo
of a candle or the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye; and the
spring-blooming iris flower.Winged Iris, holding a herald’s wand and a
pitcher.Museum of Art, Rhode
Island School of Design, New York City, USA Catalogue Number: RISD 35.707, Beazley
Archive Number: 204107, Attic Red Lekythos, Attributed to the Brygos
Painter, circa 480 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/P21.6B.htmlHERMESErmees (Έρμῆς,
Έρμοῦ) commonly called Hermes, is the immortal
God of transitions, communication, inventions, transactions, travel, and
passageways, literally “essence outflow-of meta.” (Meta is the medium that
connects the macro with the micro.)A herald’s job is to voice proclamations,
announcements, and mandates. Ermees is the herald of the immortals: announcing
their intent, proclaiming their will, serving as a medium between immortals and
mortals. Ermees serves as an intermediary between the
human and the divine and is credited with introducing most, if not all, of the
knowledge and skills that humans enjoy.Ermees“was regarded as the
author of a variety of inventions, and, besides the lyre and syrinx (pan-pipes made
of reeds), he is said to have invented the alphabet, numbers, astronomy, music,
the art of fighting, gymnastics, the cultivation of the olive tree, measures,
weights, and many other things. (Plut. Sympos. ix. 3; Diod. l.c. and
v. 75; Hygin. Fab. 277.)” http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Hermes.html#GalleryErmees is a God of escort. Ermees escorts the
soul in the transition from wakefulness to sleep, from sleep to waking, and
from life to the afterlife. Orphic Hymn 56. To the Terrestrial Hermes (9-14)
says:“. . . To wretched souls the leader of the wayWhen Fate decrees, to regions void of day:Thine is the wand which causes sleep to fly,Or lulls to slumb’rous rest the weary eye;For Proserpine (Persephone) thro’ Tart’rus dark
and wideGave thee forever flowing souls to guide . . . ”(Orpheus. The Hymns of Orpheus
(circa 200 BCE), translated by Thomas Taylor, introductory preface by Manly P.
Hall (London: Printed for the Author, 1792. Reprinted Los Angeles, CA: The
Philosophical Research Society, 1981) 189.)Ermees is depicted in art with wings on his head
or feet and carrying a snake-entwined staff. The wings symbolize his role as
the heaven’s ambassador, while the snake symbolizes his role as the earth’s
ambassador.Hermes with winged
boots, holding the keerukeion. Metropolitan Museum, New York City, USA
Catalogue Number: New York 25.78.2 Beazley Archive
Number: 203182 Ware: Attic Red Figure Lekythos Painter: Attributed to the
Tithonus Painter, circa 500 - 450 BCE.http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K11.11.html

SUNRISE AND SUNSETEo (Έω) and Eos (Ἕως)
mean dawn; the immortal Goddess of the rising sun, literally “essence
brings-forth.” Eoios (έώϊος) means eastern.The chariot of Eos precedes the chariot of
Helios, the sun, as depicted below:Chariot of Eos (Dawn) precedes chariot of Helios
(the Sun), both led by Eosphoros (God of the morning star). Staatliche Antiksammulungen Museum, Munich,
Germany, Apulian Red Krater, circa 350 BCE. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T19.12.htmlEosphoros (Έωσφόρος) is the morning star that
heralds the coming of a new day; phoros (φόρος) means bearing, bringing.Esperia (Έσπερία) means Hesperia, the West,
where the sun sets below the horizon in transition from day to night, literally
“essence synchronized-contraction unified.” Ε LOOSENED: SPIRALING, REVOLVINGThe combination of the letter Ε (essence) with
the letter Λ (loosen) results in the concept of a spiral or revolution,
literally “essence loosened,” suggesting the essential nature of cyclical
patterns.Eiliko- (είλικο-) is a prefix meaning of twisted
or spiral form. Eileo (είλέω) means the sun.Eileesis (εϊλησις) means an eddy, a vortex of
wind; also, the revolution of heavenly bodies.Ela (ἕλα)
means sunrise, the transition from night to day.Elelizo (έλελίζω) means to whirl round.Elinos (ἕλῐνος)
means vine-tendril.Eliks (ἕλιξ)
means helix, twisted, curved,
anything which assumes a spiral shape, such as a wreath of smoke, the tendril
of a vine, a lock of hair, ivy, the coil of a serpent, a sea-shell, an orbit.DNA forms a double helix. (It is interesting to
note the E-shaped pattern within the helix.)(The Discovery of the
Molecular Structure of DNA - The Double Helix". Nobelprize.org. 7 May
2012.) http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/dna_double_helix/readmore.htmlElisso (έλίσσω) means to turn round, revolve.HELLENIC, TORCHThe people of Greece refer to their land as Ellas
(Έλλας), Hellas. (The term “Greek” (Graikos (Γραικός)) is a designation bestowed
by Italians, which translates roughly as “old.”)Ellas (Έλλάς) means Hellas, Greece; all lands inhabited by Elleenes (Έλληνες), Hellenes. Ellania ((Έλλανία), Elleenios (Έλληνιος), and
Elladikos (Έλλᾰδικός) mean
Elleenikos (Έλληικός), Hellenic, Greek.Elanee (έλάνη) means a torch of reeds. Elenee
(έλένη) means torch.Eilipodees (Είλῐπόδης)
is another name for Eephaistos (Ἣφαιστος,
Hephaistos), the immortal God of volcanoes and fire.Elenia (Έλένια) is a feast in honor of Helen.Elladarchees (Έλλᾰδαρχης)
is an official of the Delphic Amphictyony (Άμφικτυονία “Surrounding
Inhabitants”), the ancient ruling body of the Ellas. Elladarcheo (Έλλαδαρχέω)
means to hold office in the Amphictyonic League. “The Amphictyonic League was a religious
association of twelve peoples, almost all from central Greece … from the very
beginnings of the Amphictyonic League, whose origins are shrouded in remote
antiquity, the members met at the sanctuary of Demeter at Thermopylae. Drawn by
the fame of the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo the Amphictyonic league transferred
its headquarters to Delphi (circa 550 BCE) . . . the two annual conventions in
spring and autumn were (then) held partly at Thermopylae and partly at Delphi.”(Pierre Amandry, Delphi and Its History, translated by Dr. Judith Binder (Athens:
“Greece-An Archeological Guide” 27
Praxitelous Street, 1984) 7.)Map showing location of Thermopylae. http://holylandarchive.com/section_images/416_ThermopylaeMap01.jpgElleespontos (Έλλησποντος) is the Hellespont,
now called Dardanelles, a narrow strait in northwest Turkey that connects the
Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea, providing a passageway between Asia and
Europe. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/history/thermopylae.htmEILEITHUIA: CHILDBIRTHEalon (έαλόν) means make a beginning of, strike
out, issue forth from; also, loosing, delivering, healing. Elar (ἕλαρ)
means help, aid.Elauno (έλαύνω) means to drive, set in motion.Eileithuia (Είλείθυια) is the immortal Goddess
of childbirth, parturition. Parturition is defined by Webster’s as “the process of bringing forth young.” Pindar begins his Nemean 7 Ode to the winner in
the boys’ pentathlon by honoring Eleithyia as the source/essence of the
athlete’s life and fate:“Eleithyia,
enthroned beside the deep-pondering Muses, daughter of
powerful Hera, bringer to birth of children--hear me; without
you we cannot look upon the light or the dark
night . . .”(Pindar (circa 485
BCE), “Nemean 7,” The Complete Odes,
translated by Anthony Verity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007) 105.)The name of the Goddess of childbirth is also
spelled:-Eileethuia (Είλήθυια) -Eilioneia (Είλιόνεια) -Eleithuia (Έλείθυια) -Eleuthia (Έλευθία)-Eleusia(Έλευσία).The word eilo (εϊλω) has many definitions in the
Lexicon: shut in, hinder, hold in
check, press; huddle; wind, turn round, revolve, move to and fro, pivot, swing
round; squeeze. These seemingly unrelated terms may all be techniques that aid
in childbirth.Eilipous (είλίπους) means bring round their legs
with a circling or rolling motion.Eiluo (είλύω) means crouching. Crouching is a birth-giving position depicted in
artwork from Egypt, India, Costa Rica, Africa, Greece, Germany, and the United
States.An Egyptian relief of a woman giving birth. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kom-Ombo-relief.jpg A squatting woman giving birth, assisted by two
depictions of the Goddesses Hathor and Taweret, from the Temple of Hathor
at Dendera. http://babymagic.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/egyptianmother.jpg India, 15th century, a carving in a temple of birth-giving. http://nike.lotekk.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/givingbirth10.jpgThe Indian Goddess Kali, giving birth to the universe. http://nike.lotekk.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/givingbirth5.jpg A Costa Rican sculpture of a woman giving birth. http://nike.lotekk.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/givingbirth6.jpg Baluba culture, Zaire, Africa. Wood
sculpture. Height: 7.25 inches (18.6 cm.) Width: 7.75 inches (19.6 cm. AM09)150 × 150 - worldartandantiques.comAn Athenian relief showing a woman giving-birth. http://nike.lotekk.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/givingbirth7.jpg

Another relief of a woman giving birth. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-hyAapDXfE/TzMQTy5L1TI/AAAAAAAAB_E/AmX-tIiMa1Q/s400/childbirthplaquesM0003964EB.jpg

A birth scene. The men consult the position of
the stars and moon to gain insight to the child’s fate. Published in 1580. The
title of the publication was “Kunnst und Lehrbchlein fr die anfahenden Jungen.
Daraus reissen und Malen zu lernen.”giving-birthAn early American depiction of giving birth on a
birthing stool. https://c479107.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/23279/width237/9ycdnjwz-1367824679.jpg ELEUSISEleusis (Έλευσίς) is an ancient city of Attica
sacred to the immortal Goddesses Demeter and Kore/Persephone (Demeter’s daughter).
The worship of Demeter at Eleusis dates to circa 1400 BCE. “. . . Demeter came to Athens in the reign of
Erichthonios, or ca. 1409/08 B. C. [E.] . . . the reign of Erechtheus the
Parian Chronicle refers not only to the advent of Demeter, but also the first
sowing of wheat in the Rarian plain of Eleusis . . . and the first celebration
of the Mysteries at Eleusis by Eumolpos.”(George E. Mylonas. Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries (New Jersey: Princeton
University Press, 1961) 14.)Eleusinios (Έλευσίνιος) means of Eleusis;
Demeter and Kore/Persephone.The Eleusinian Mysteries were celebrated for at
least 1500 years, up to and including the time of the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s
initiation circa 120 CE. (Mylonas, 185.) It is of interest to note that the Emperor Hadrian
began designing the Pantheon in Rome near the time of his initiation, circa 120
CE. The interior of the dome-shaped Pantheon
designed by Hadrian. http://www.monolithic.com/stories/the-pantheon-rome-126-ad/photos#8Eleusis (ἕλευσις)
means coming, arrival.The Bay of Eleusis is west of Athens. http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/hymns/index.php?page=eleusisEleutheria (έλευθερία) means freedom, liberty. Eleutheros (έλεύθερος) means free.Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the French sculptor
who designed New York’s Statue of Liberty, titled his work “Liberty
Enlightening the World (La Liberté
éclairant le monde.)Design patent for the Statue of Liberty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Patent_D11023.jpegApuleius (circa 200 CE), in Metamorphoses XI. 1-25, describes initiation into the mysteries of
the Goddess. It is interesting to note that he says, upon emerging from the
solemn rites, “In my right hand I wielded a torch well alight; a garland of
glinting palm-leaves projecting like the sun’s rays encircled my head,” which
sounds like a description of the Statue of Liberty.Head of the Statue of Liberty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty“(22)[Priest speaks to Lucius] ‘Lucius . . . at
the divine commands of the [G]oddess with many names you are to be admitted
through my agency into the most holy mysteries of our sacred rites.’ . . . “(24) . . . Morning came, and the rites were
completed. I emerged sacramentally clothed in twelve garments . . . In my right
hand I wielded a torch well alight; a garland of glinting palm-leaves projecting
like the sun’s rays encircled my head.“. . . I finally crouched before the image of the
[G]oddess . . . With rising tears and frequent sobs I addressed her . . . “(25) ‘O holy, perennial savior of the human
race, you are ever generous in your care for mortals, and you bestow a mother’s
sweet affection upon wretched people in misfortune . . . I have neither the
richness of speech, nor a thousand mouths and as many tongues, nor an endless
and uninhibited flow of words to express my feelings about your majesty . . .’”(Apuleius (circa
120 CE). Metamorphoses 6.13 ff
(Apuleius’ title as it appears on the original manuscript; after Apuleius’
death, Augustine re-titled it The Golden
Ass), translated by P. G. Walsh (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press,
1994) 233-236.)“Now the details of the initiatory rite [of Eleusis] are
guarded among the matters not to be divulged and are communicated to the
initiates alone; but the fame has travelled wide of how these [G]ods [and
Goddesses] appear to mankind [humanity] and bring unexpected aid to those
initiates of theirs who call upon them in the midst of perils. The claim is
also made that men (sic) who have taken part in the mysteries become both more
pious and more just and better in every respect than they were before.”Diodorus
Siculus (of Sicily). LIBRARY OF HISTORY Book V, 49.http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/5D*.htmlAccording to A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (p. 395) by Sir William Smith, New York: Harper
& Brothers, 1857: Eleusinia was “a festival and mysteries, originally
celebrated only at Eleusis in Attica, in honour of Demeter and Persephone. All
the ancients who have occasion to mention the Eleusinian mysteries, or the mysteries, as they were sometimes
called, agree that they were the holiest and most venerable of all that were
celebrated in Greece …“The lesser Eleusinia were held every
year in the month of Anthesterion [approximately second half of February/first
half of March], and, according to some accounts, in honour of Persephone alone.
Those who were initiated in them bore the name of mystae, and had to wait at
least another year before they could be admitted to the great mysteries. The
principal rites of this first stage of initiation consisted in the sacrifice of
a sow [female pig] . . . “The great mysteries were celebrated
every year in the month of Boedromion [approximately late September/early
October], during nine days, from the 15th to the 23d, both at Athens
and Eleusis.” http://books.google.com/books?id=aCRXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&dq=eleusis+pigs&source=bl&ots=G54BitUIr8&sig=Bl0lv7bYMciDWCmtEFXa5UbxhGQ&hl=en&ei=Pxx-TcDhHYj3rAHo08STCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=eleusis&f=false

ELESIANEleeo (έλεέω) means to have pity on. Eleos (ἕλεος)
means mercy, compassion.Eneelusia (Ένηλύσια) is another name for the
Eelusion (Ήλύσιον), commonly called the Elysian, the place of paradise in the
afterlife. (It is interesting to note that in Paris, France, the Avenue des
Champs-Élysées and the Élysée Palace, the official residence of France’s
President, are both named for the Elysian.)Elegeia (έλεγεία) means elegy. Webster’s defines elegy as “a funeral song or a lament for the dead.”

HELICONElikon (Έλῐκών)
means Helicon, a mountain in Boeotia, the seat of the immortal Muses, Goddesses
of inspiration. Hesiod begins his Theogony with praise of the Muses of Elikon:“From the Heliconian Muses let us begin to sing, who hold the great and
holy mount of Helicon . . .”(Hesiod. “The
Theogony (1),” Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle,
Homerica, translated by H. G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library (London:
William Heinemann, 1914.)) http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.htmlCallistratus
describes a statue of the poet Orpheus on Elikon:“On Helicon– the spot is a shaded precinct sacred to the Muses – . . . there
stood beside the Muses a statue of Orpheus, the son of Calliope, a statue most
beautiful to look upon. For the bronze joined with art to give birth to beauty,
indicating by the splendour of the body the musical nature of the soul.”(Callistratus.
“Descriptions (7.1),” Elder Philostratus,
Younger Philostratus, Callistratus, translated by Arthur Fairbanks, Loeb
Classical Library (London: William Heinemann, 1931.))http://www.theoi.com/Text/Callistratus.htmlPausanias describes Elikon as a pleasant
setting:“Helicon is one of
the mountains of Greece with the most fertile soil and the greatest number of
cultivated trees. The wild-strawberry bushes supply to the goats sweeter fruit
than that growing anywhere else. The dwellers around Helicon say that all the
grasses too and roots growing on the mountain are not at all poisonous . . .“On Helicon tripods
have been dedicated, of which the oldest is the one which it is said Hesiod
received for winning the prize for song at Chalcis on the Euripus. Men (sic)
too live round about the grove, and here the Thespians celebrate a festival,
and also games called the Museia. They celebrate other games in honor of Love,
offering prizes not only for music but also for athletic events.”(Pausanias. Description of Greece (9.28.1-9.31.3),
translated by W. H. S. Jones and H. A. Omerod, Loeb Classical Library
(Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1918.)http://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias9B.htmlHesiod confirms Pausanias’ account of the tripod
he won and dedicated to the Muses of Elikon:“And there
(Chalcis) I boast that I gained the victory with a song and carried off an
handled tripod which I dedicated to the Muses of Helicon, in the place where
they first set me in the way of clear song.”(Hesiod. “Works and
Days (646),” Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle,
Homerica, translated by H. G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library (London:
William Heinemann, 1914.))http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodWorksDays.htmlMYSTICAL SEVENEbdomas (έβδομάς) is the number seven, a number
of special significance.The seven vowels (Α Ε Η Ι Ο Υ Ω) are considered
mystical/magical characters and are associated with the seven planets. The seven
days of the week are named for the seven-zoned, eptazonos (έπτάζωνος), planetary
system. Below is a proposed explanation for the
association between the vowels, days of the week, (Latin names), and associated
planets.ΑAphroditee
(Άφροδίτη) Friday
(Veneris) VenusΕEos
(Ἕως “Morning/ Ήλίου άστήρ”) Saturday
(Saturni) Saturn*ΗHelios
(Ήλιος) Sunday
(Solis) SunΙIo
(Ίώ)Monday
(Lunae) MoonΟOulos
(Οὖλος, “Baneful”) Arees (Ἅρης)Tuesday
(Marti) Mars
ΥUpeeretees
(Ύπηρέτης,“Attendant/Hermes”) Wednesday (Mercuri)MercuryΩOsiris
(Ώσῖρις,Ὅσῖρις,
“Zeus”)Thursday
(Jove)Jupiter*Saturn is called “The Star of Helios (Ήλίου
άστήρ).” The Roman Saturnalia was a
feast heralding the winter solstice, the turning point when the sun appears to
begin its upward ascent.Ebdomagetees (έβδομᾱγέτης),
“seven magical,” is an epithet of Apollo, who keeps the harmony of spheres by
playing his seven-stringed lyre.Ebdomazo (έβδομάζω), “seven bread,” means to
keep the Sabbath. Ebraios (Έβραῖος) means
Hebrew.Ebdomos (έβδομος) means celebrated on the
seventh day after birth. Ebdomeuomai (έβδομεύομαι) means to receive a name at
seven days of age, as was customary.Epta (έπτά) means seven as a mystical number,
i.e. the Seven Wonders, Seven Sages, seven years, seven days, seven vowels,
seven gates of Grecian Thebes, seven strings of Apollo’s lyre, seven largest
islands. There are seven stars in the Pleiades
constellation, which are “signs for sowing and reaping when they set or when
they appear once more.” (Philostratus the
Younger (circa 250 CE), “Imagines 10,”
Elder Philostratus, Younger
Philostratus, Callistratus, translated by Arthur Fairbanks. Loeb Classical
Library Volume 256. (London: William Heinemann, 1931.) Imagines 10.) http://www.theoi.com/Text/PhilostratusYounger2.html#10Philebdomos (φιλέβδομος) means fond of the
number seven; 'goes by sevens.'It may be worth noting that the seventh letter
of the Greek alphabet is Ζ, literally “spark-of-life.”ESSENCE BASIS LOOSENED/OUTFLOWEbleeto (ἕβλητο)
means to throw, literally “essence basis loosened.”Eblon (έβλόν) means disabled by a stroke, struck
dumb, paralyzed, crippled, literally “essence basis loosened.”Ebrache (ἕβρᾰχε)
means rattle, clash, ring, roar, literally “essence basis outflow.”ETHNICITYEth- (έθ-) is a prefix meaning according to established
customs, the basis for the word ethnic.Ethn- (έθν-) is a prefix meaning nation, tribe,
ethnicity, “customs (έθ-) prevailing (ν).”Ethnarchees (έθνάρχης) means ruler of a tribe or
nation.Ethnikos (έθνικός) means national.Ethnos (ἒθνος)
means a number of people living together, company, band, flock, nation, people.
Ethas (έθάς) means accustomed, familiar,
customary, usual.Ethos (ἒθος)
means custom, habit, according to custom.Etho (ἒθω)
means to be accustomed, as is the custom.YEAREtos (ἕτος) means year.The Attic calendar
began with the feast of Ekatombaion (Ἑκᾰτομβαιών), the sacrifice of 100 oxen. The 12 months of the
Attic year were as follows (my translation in parens):Summer
Solstice1. Ekatombaion (Ἑκᾰτομβαιών) (100-Oxen Sacrifice)Jul-Aug2. Metageitnion
(Μεταγείτνιών) (Meet Neighbors)Aug-Sep3. Boeedromion
(Βοηδρομιών) (Ox Race)Sep-OctAutumn
Equinox4. Puanopsion (Πῠᾰνοψιών) (All-Seeing)Oct-Nov5. Maimakteerion
(Μαιμακτηριών) (Stormy)Nov-Dec6. Posideeion (Ποσῐδηϊών) (Drinks)Dec-JanWinter
Solstice7. Gameelion (Γᾰμηλιών) (Weddings)Jan-Feb8. Anthesteerion
(Ἀνθεστηριών) (Raise Prayers)Feb-Mar9. Elapheebolion
(Ἐλᾰφηβολιών) (Deer Hunt)Mar-AprSpringEquinox10. Mounuchion
(Μουνῠχιών) (Muse Night)Apr-May11. Thargeelion
(Θαργηλιών) (First-Fruits)May-Jun12. Skirophorion
(Σκιροφοριών) (Shade Bearing)Jun-Jul Summer Solstice(Jane
Ellen Harrison. Prolegomena to the Study
of the Greek Religion, (Princeton , NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991,
first published Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1903) 29.)OTHEREao (έάω) means leave alone, let alone, have
done with, quit; ao (άω) means satiate, so “essence of satiety.”Edar (ἕδαρ)
means that which is eaten, food, meat, bread, honey; darata (δάρατα) is a kind
of bread; darda (δάρδα) means honey; dardapto (δαρδάπτω) means devour.Edaphos (ἕδᾰφος)
means bottom, foundation, base.Edos (ἕδος)
means seat, stool, sitting-place; abode; dwelling place of the immortals.Edo (ἕδω)
means eat; dos (δώς) means giving.Ezomai (ἕζομαι)
means seat oneself, sit; sink to the earth; crouch; collapse.Eimartos (είμαρτός) means fixed by fate.Elaa (έλάα) means olive-tree, olive, olive-oil.Elaphos (ἕλᾰφος)
means deer, stag, hart. Ellos (έλλος) is a young deer, a fawn.Elaphros (ἕλαφρός)
means light in weight, lightness, light-minded; aphros (αφρός) means foamy.Elachus (έλαχύς) means small, short, little;
lach- (λαχ-) is a prefix meaning allotted portion.Eldomai (ἕλδομαι)
means wish, long for, desire; doma (δόμα) means gift.Elko (ἕλκω)
means drag away, draw along, draw, drag.Elpis (έλπίς) means expectation, hope.Eortaios (έορταῖος)
means festal, holiday. Eortee (έορτή) means feast, festival, holiday.Eree- (έρη-) is a prefix meaning solitary,
“essence flow (to) center.”Etees (έτης) means
clansfolk, kin and dependents, “essence stretch/extend.”Ephesus (Έφεσος, Έφεσιος, Έφεσήϊα, Έφεσία,
Έφεσηονίκης, Έφεσίς) is a city on the coast of modern-day Turkey and the
location of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World. The
Theater at Ephesus (in modern-day Turkey). http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Ephesus_Theater.jpg